DeAna Jimenez is a single mom who many times has had to choose between finding a family member or friend to care for her sick child or staying home and missing a day's pay. In Colorado, more than 813,000 private-sector workers, almost 43 percent of [...]

Women make up the bulk of caretakers and even if they’re acting in an unofficial capacity, the requirements of caring for someone else can force many women to reduce their participation in the labor force. According to a recent report from the Institute for Women’s [...]

Women make up the bulk of caretakers and even if they’re acting in an unofficial capacity, the requirements of caring for someone else can force many women to reduce their participation in the labor force. According to a recent report from the Institute for Women’s [...]

As a country, the United States is the only developed nation that doesn’t guarantee paid family leave or paid sick days , and it ranks toward the bottom for how much it spends on early childhood education. But things are even spottier at the state [...]

Beyond the diapers and sleepless nights, perhaps the biggest worry for parents with young kids is that almost no state in America provides affordable child care for those under 5. That's a conclusion reached in a new report Wednesday from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. Annual payments in [...]

Minnesota is the best state for women in America. That’s according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, a nonprofit that on Wednesday published the final two reports in a sprawling seven-part series exploring how women are faring in the states. The “Status of Women in the States” series , an update on [...]